Revision History

Note: version 4.17 was not widely released and 4.18 was created some months ago but only
recently added to the download page.

Add teams capabality to system.

The only known bug is printing related. Occasionally, an attempt to print will fail. A simple workaround
is available. If printing fails, click on the main part of the window you are trying to print (e.g. on
the racer name). Then try printing again. It should work. If it doesn't please contact us.

Added files which were missing from distribution. Affect only scramble race-type.

Removed obscure situation where the same person could be opened more than once.
Entries ->People/Entries, then select a person. Then do Entries
->People/Entries, and select the same person again. Fixed.

A person can now be opened by bib number. Previously you could do this only by
name.

A results tab has been added to the data entry screen. All results for that person
can be viewed/amended from this window. This should improve result maintenance
times.

Several windows have had error checking code added to them. For some reason, these
checks were neglected in previous versions. Database integrity checks prevented any
corruption from occurring. But nonetheless, the user was being presented with a
database error message instead of a nice friendly message explaining what was wrong and
how they could fix it. The following windows were affected

Color screen - now tells the user if a color can not be deleted because it is being used
on an order.

Country screen - now tells the user if a country can not be deleted because it is being
used by someone.

Item screen - now tells the user if an item can not be deleted because it is being used
on an order.

Size screen - now tells the user if a size can not be deleted because it is being used
on an order.

There was also a nasty bug which prevented people from ordering more than one item.
Luckily, this has been fixed. But I must say this was a bug in the Sybase-supplied PFC code. And I've posted details
of it and the workaround to the newsgroups.

We've modified the way in which the database handles software upgrades. Static
data which previously existed within the database now resides within the application.
This change will reduce the number of database upgrades that must be performed when
a new module is added.

The Results->Amend/Verify screen has been enhanced with respect to duplicate bib
numbers. If a the bib number entered exists on more than one entry for this event,
you will be presented with a message stating this fact. You will also be asked
whether or not you wish to view the Duplicate Bib Numbers reports. From this report,
you can call up the entries in question and make the required amendments.

In Setup->Races, the message which used to appear when deleting the Expected Lap Time
has been removed.

Errors are now logged to a file: TheRacingSystem.log. This file may be
deleted at any time. If an unexpected error occurs, you may wish to send us the last
few entries in this file.

The online-help has been expanded to include a list of the warning messages which are
displayed within the results. You can download this separately if you wish.

We've made a mistake. We released the wrong version of the database with Version
4.12 of The Racing System. The symptom of this problem is the inability to
display results. If you try Results->View/Print for one of the World Cup races
and you get zero rows, then you probably have the wrong database. If this is the
case, you'll need the database patch. We apologise for our error and regret the
inconvenience it has caused.

This release contains the correct database. The previous release did not. If
you downloaded v4.12, you'll need the database patch.

The Master List now includes Country when exported to an external file.

Navigation buttons have been added to the main data entry screen.
These VCR-type buttons will work from any of the three tabs on the window and will take to
the first, last, next, or previous person in the list.

File/Save As is now available from most screens. Several output formats are available.